Toshiba E-Studio 520 Toner Cartridges Printer Review

Expert review of the Toshiba E-Studio 520 printer08 March 2013

Our Verdict:

The Toshiba E-Studio 520 black and white multifunction printer offers superior image quality for professional-looking and more presentable print outs on a wide range of media without compromising speed. The E-Studio 520 photocopier can easily be expanded to meet the demands of a growing workplace, but it is expensive and lacking in some aspects.

Design

This multifunction copier has built-in print and scanning functions in its compact but heavy frame that measures 47.8mm tall, 31.1mm deep, and 27.5mm wide. The base unit of the Toshiba E-Studio 520 copier weighs approximately 209.6Kg. Media is handled by a 100-sheet bypass feeder and four 500-sheet cassettes. Dual memory includes 64MB and 256MB, with a 64GB hard disk drive for storage. The interfaces are USB and Ethernet. The simplified control panel has a numeric keypad, one-touch and clearly labelled operational keys, and a large display screen for easy on-board configuration.

Advantages

The print speed of the Toshiba E-Studio 520 mono laser printer is up to 52ppm, with the first copy ready in four seconds. The resolution is 2400x600dpi, with 256 steps of gradiation, so monochrome documents are sharper while images are clearer and less pixellated. The Toshiba E-Studio 520 monochrome multifunction copier supports multi-copying, at up to 9,999 copies. A 4,000-sheet optional feeder can be added for high volume needs. Unique benefits like changing Toshiba E-Studio 520 cartridges “on-the-fly" ensure that this device is very productive.

Disadvantages

It takes 160 seconds to completely warm-up. The high initial price and the expensive upgrades are some of the major setbacks of the Toshiba 520 MFP. The device could be better if it had built-in finishing options and security features like data overwrite and the scrambler board. Fax, Wi-Fi, and parallel interface are also optional for the E-Studio 520 laser printer.